Bill Patty
On the edge of extinction
Bill PattyMar 12, 2020
Prop Tales By Bill Patty For more than 10 years now I have worked to be the best poker player and poker prop that I can be. For the last three-plus years I have shared...
The fine art of folding
Bill PattyFeb 07, 2020
Prop Tales by Bill Patty On several occasions, someone has asked to sit behind me to learn and see how I play. The average amount of time they sit there is somewhere...
Re-energize your poker game
Bill PattyNov 04, 2019
By Bill Patty When I got back from this year’s trip to Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker, I felt like a better poker player. Playing against some excellent...
10 years and counting
Bill PattySep 20, 2019
Prop Tales By Bill Patty If I were to write a poker book, the title would be, “How to Enjoy Poker and Make a Buck.” I have tried to do both for the last 10 years as...
Play good, run good
Bill PattyJul 23, 2019
Prop Tales By Bill Patty I three-bet with K-K preflop from middle position and it is capped by the original raiser who is under the gun. We go to the flop five-handed....
Hope springs eternal at plate & felt
Bill PattyMay 24, 2019
By Bill Patty He steps up to the window, reaches in his wallet and strides to the table. Players are everywhere and hope springs eternal. It is a beautiful day here at...
We need more (positive) poker players
Bill PattyMar 19, 2019
By Bill Patty I am not preaching to the choir. I am preaching AT the choir. We need more poker players! Each year, for the last several years, the number of live poker...
Become a better poker player
Bill PattyJan 19, 2019
Prop Tales By Bill Patty In 2018 I became a better poker player. Do you remember that line in Rounders when Mike talks about being a grinder and he warns that, if you...
Promo poker for good times!
Bill PattyNov 18, 2018
Prop Tales By Bill Patty Who doesn’t like a good promotion? I know the $4/8 players did yesterday when, on the first hand after I gave up my seat to a player, they hit...
All-in is all in a day’s work
Bill PattySep 18, 2018
Prop Tales The Prop Life, Part 2 By Bill Patty It’s 8 a.m. Tuesday and I have been at work for an hour. The overnight crowd leaving has outnumbered the morning crowd...